The gazelle, or roebuck, is a small deer or antelope. Its tail is short; the fawn color on the back is separated by a brown or nearly black band from the white of the stomach.
This animal’s activity of power of leaping have procured for it its familiar name of “springer.” It is celebrated in Scripture for its beauty, gracefulness, swiftness and gentleness. The eyes of the Gazelle are so beautiful and so kind; its movements so graceful, so nimble that the animal often serves as a subject for the poets.
The Gazelle is always met with in herds, often of a hundred, thus forng a sure prey to lions, panthers, hnas, wolves, and eagles. They are inoffensive creatures, gentle and timid, which have as a defense against their enemies, only their rapid flight to some high and secure place on the mountain.
God tells us in His Word that Satan goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Let us not, as these little creatures, try and stand in our own strength when we meet with temptations, but let us flee to Christ who is our Rock, our Secure Hiding Place.
ML 12/15/1946